Churn



g 4, J. OCONNELL -ETAL v 1,817,833

cumin Filed Dec. 17, 1927 Patented Aug. 4, 1931 .rosnrn OCONNfELL Ann metre Application filed December 17, 1927, Serial Iva-240,890, and inAi'istraliaQJ' anuary 24, 1927-.

This invention has been devised to provide an element for catching, gathering, conveying, directing and depositing the butter at a point during its movement whilst the working, kneading or blending operations are being carried out within a churn barrel having a rotary motion.

During the manufacture of butter 1. e. treatment within a rotary churn, the butter is washed and salted, and worked by the usual groove and parallel working elements operating within the churn, and during such blending process it has been found that portions of the butter receive varying treatment i. e. different proportions of salt and water and pressure of the workers, the result that the composition of the butter when finished was not of uniform character.

Our invention has been devised to overcome the foregoing disadvantages by providing an element of the class set forth adjustable to any angle required, any number of elements may be employed, and their construction and arrangement and angle of adjustment ensures that a thorough working, kneading or blending of the butter by the workers takes place so as to provide amixture of the constituents to form a uniform composition when finished; furthermore the adjustment permits the element or elements to be set at an angle to offer the least pos; sible resistance to the cream during churning operations thereof.

In describing our invention we shall refer to the employment of two elements of the type referred to.

In order that our invention may be the more easily understood, reference will be made to the accompanying sheet of drawings in Which- Figure 1 is a front view of a churn barrel with the front wall removed, the elements being shown set for catching, gathering, conveying, directing and depositing the butter to the front and rear of the churn barrel.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the adjusting and locking apparatus hereinafter referred to.

Figure 3 illustrates 1n section and drawn to a large scale an element of the class set forth and its setting and locking apparatus. igure 4: 'lS a View of angular plate and spindle of the element whilst- Figure 5 illustrates drawn to a small scale .a sectional planjview of a churn barrel*' with partsremovedfiforsake of? clearness,

the elements being set as illustrated in Figure 1.; V

' At desired positions in thebarrel l of the churn preferably adjacent to the front and rear holes 2 are providedand through each hole;is,.inserted abearing; 3- with a plate 1 placed on and. fixed to the exterior of the ,churn barrel 1 in any suitable manner preferably-by bolts 5 with nuts-b, the said bear- ,ing 3 when in position projects forsome distance within the churn barrel 1 and carries a spindle 7 with collar 8 encircled by a packing gland 9 whose tapered. edge l0engages the-taperedmouth 11 of the bearing,

thuspreventing the entry of anyliquid into the bearingfi,integral with the spindle is a flat. angular plate 12:;with strengthening block,12 the saidplate 12 and'block 12? is disposed and fixed preferably by bolts 13in -a recess flatwoodenamembers 14 and I5 forming. the contact medium with the butter, the .outer edge 1 of I 15,;islbeveled to facilitate its ,entry; into, a body of butter that it may ,come into contactwith .duringv the rotation of the churn barrel when gathering; butter. Mounted andheld on-the exterior endjof the AMILTON KERR, or a ment, vIo'roRIA, AUSTRALIA I spiirdlefibyboltslfi are clamping members 7 17, integral adjustable ,j quadrant .18

which. formsmeans foradjusting the angle or. position of. the. angular shaped element before referred to. The adjustment :is ac- .comp lished. by; providing a number ofiholes .19 in the quadrant 18 through; which a set screw 20 is passed; to; engage a threaded hole 21 furnished in the enlarged 5 portion 22' of -.the' plate 4L fixedto the: exterior of the churn barrel. ;f .22 5" As before stated in this instance reference w1llbemadetothe employment of two of the-elements referred: to, and fromthe above description ofsame it will be seen that'with ,the setiscrew QOfree, and by turning the quadrant gl8 forthe desired extent, the :-re-

spectiveelement issimultaneously turned to drum near each end of the latter, and a straight shallow trough-like butter receiving plate mounted on each spindle in fixed relation to said Working members and inclined in opposite directions relative to said axis, @Whereby said plates upon rotation of the ldrum-rmove the contents .of the latter longitudinally thereof in opposite directions.

In testimony whereof we have signed our namesto this specification.

JOSEPH OCONNELL.

HAROLD HAMILTON KERR.

it fallsirom therespective Workers 21 :will

drop on to each element, and as the churn "barrel' rotates, the elements 'at A positioned :adjacent'toithe rear of the churn-i barrel will catch and direct the butter-to'the frontof the churn and the other or :second element at::B positioned at the "front of- 'the churn barrel will catch: the: butteras: it 'falls from the: workersQl and direct bubter to the rear of the churn. As the churn rotates any ebody of butter that "an element 'may 'come into contact with Will 'besevered and part or 1 in :some instances I the whole body -will be gathered up by the respective element; and i-Vas the churnconti-nues to rotate the element -Will take the necessary angle or incline-to cause the butt'er to slide from the K element,

during which action it will 'be directed -wl1ererequired.

VVe' claim :1. lnza rotary churn; the combination of a .horizontal rotary- 01mm, butter -w01'king .members mounted in and extending longitudinally at the drum in; parallel'relation to Ltheaxis of the latteryan'd a straight butter receiving plate 1 angular in cross section mounted in the drunr near-eachend thereof in "fixed 'relatio'n to 'the working members arid inclined in opposited-ire'ctions' relative 1 to said :axis Wherebysaid plates u-ponrota- "tion of the drum receive butter' from said members-and move it longitudinally of the drum in opposite directions 1 '2. i In: a churn; the combination of a horizontalrotary. drum; butter wo'rking members mounted inlthe drum adjacent the periphery thereof and extending parallel to? the axis of the *drum, and a-stra ight shallow troughli'kebutter receiving plate mounted in "the drum near each'end thereof 31in fixed relation' to theworking members and inclined in oppositedirectionsrrelative to said axis, whereby =sai'd plates 'upon rotationof the drums receive butter from "said members and move it longitudinally in opposite directions.

3. "In a rotary churn; the combination of a 5 horizontal rotary drum, butter -w0'rking members mounted in and extending. longitudinally' of the drum inparallel relation to the laxis of the latter, an inwardly directed spindle mounted in the periphery of the ,lOU 

